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into this story except for my own OCs. Neither do I own any of the
character in any of the crossovers I do. I'm just using them in this
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I have been thinking
about something that's been on my mind for awhile now. Those who
read 'A Fistful Of Omake' by metroanime. Those who don't
know it's a bunch of omake's about how different Ranma would be
if he was raised by different people. So I have a challenge to all
Naruto writers and readers. I call for the 'What if Naruto was
raised by …?' challenge! Those who want to write just think of
someone raising Naruto besides him being left alone all of his life
and how it would change him from the Naruto we know to an all new
one. Like what if Goku raise Naruto or if he was raise by the X-men.
There are all kinds of stories that can be created so those who I
have sparked an idea go and write it! Because mainly, I'm getting
tried of some many Yaoi fics being posted. I mean some of them are
good but there are too many with him getting together with Sasuke!

For those who didn't
know I posted this in my other story 'The Mask that we must wear.'
Since I seen no one taking up my challenge I had to do it myself. So
here it is…

A
refreshing breeze flew through the window of the shrine office,
causing a set of chimes to toll lightly in the late spring, morning
air. The serene beauty of Jurai had never held Yosho's fascination
like the Earth had.

He
wasn't sure whether it was because of his heritage, or because of the
rustic, romanticism that the planet held. His eyes roamed the small
valley that his home rested in from the vantage of the shrine
office's window. The maples were a lush green, and a tangy pine
scent floated into him on another errant breeze.

Whichever
the case might have been, he had long ago given up any desire to
return to the planet of his birth. And he has family here his
daughter's Achika child his grandson Naruto Masaki.

"It's been a long
time since we sat down like this," Sarutobi the former 3rd
Hokage said to his old friend.

"Good thing that you
managed to get your student to take your place," Yosho said as he
serves his friend some tea.

"After the Sand and
Sound attack four years ago showed how much time has taken a toll on
you," Yosho said. "Unlike me who had to save you from the cage
your former student trapped you in. I always could take on any of you
ninjas with my skills."

"Yes, yes everyone
knows that you're the best swordsmen of all the countries as you
never let any of us forget," Sarutobi said letting out a huff.

"As if none of you
ninjas have an ego either," Yosho said.

"About your
grandson," Sarutobi said getting to the point of this visit. "He
would make a powerful ninja fo…"

Yosho raise his hand
to stop his old friend from saying anything else, "No, the village
doesn't expect him because of the demon sealed inside of him. They
look at his father as their hero while look at his son as a demon. I
want him to have no part in the village at all. Besides he has
already exceeded the skill level of all the ninjas around his age and
will give any of the older ones a hard time dealing with. Or do you
want to repeat that fight you and I had when I took him from the
village after both of his parents had died."

"No," Sarutobi
said as Yosho had defeated him soundly when they fought to see who
will keep Naruto either with the village or with his grandfather.
There were attempts by some of the villagers to kill Naruto once he
was outside of the village and in his grandfather's shrine but all
of them were soundly defeated by Yosho who always made sure that the
ninjas who tried would never be able to continue to work as a ninja
after he crippled them for life. Not even his student has been able
to undo what Yosho did to the would be attackers.

"Good," Yosho said
drinking his tea. "You know what would happen if you tried don't
you."

"But the does show
great talent as his father did," Sarutobi said as he has seen the
ninja skills Naruto had picked up from the friends of his grandfather
from other villages who stop here to visit.

"Too bad that the
village can't see him as his father's son," Yosho said. "It's
their lost as me taking apart in the attack by lead by Orochimaru is
the repaid dept that I owed you for keeping those elder members from
killing Naruto after the attack. The next attack you'll be on your
own as there's nothing that ties me or Naruto to the Leaf anymore.
Since you made sure that none of the children knew who Naruto's
parents were."

"I truly sorry for
that my old friend," Sarutobi said as the only reason the Leaf was
still standing was because of Yosho stepping in when he did. Everyone
in the village knows that fact and that any future attacks like the
last one they would be on their own as Yosho had stated that since
none of them saw Naruto as their hero the 4th's son he
will not help the village in any future attack no matter what. And
with that information leaking out since Yosho had spread it around
himself every Hidden Village now knows who Naruto's father is. But
with his grandfather to protect him none of his father's old
enemies wanted to anger him.

He
wore a pair of worn gray pants and the blue shirt. His blonde hair
done up in a ponytail but spiky at the top was matted with sweat. He
wiped his brow feeling a sting as perspiration touched his eyes.

The
trees lining the way rushed by as his feet carried him down the dirt
path. There was a look of fear on his face as he pushed himself to go
faster. With a surge of adrenaline he picked up the pace constantly
looking behind him to see if he was being followed. In once such
instance he fell to the ground as his foot caught and exposed tree
root. A small object fell out from within his shirt and skittered in
front of him. It was an oddly shaped rod somewhat resembling a sword
hilt.

The boy quickly
recovered from his fall, clawing his way up from the dirt and picking
up the object. He was off again racing down the path. He gripped the
stick so tightly that his knuckles were turning white.

Eventually the maze of
branches and leaves parted. In the clearing the boy looked down
toward his destination. A white house with a red tile roof sitting
next to a lake. With a final surge of strength he sprinted to the
door opening it and slammed it shut behind him. He finally relaxed
leaning his back to the door.

"Naruto what's the
matter?" his grandfather Yosho ask as he sat with the old Hokage of
the Leaf Village a few miles away.

"Nothing?" Naruto
said as he dashes into his room before the two old guys could ask him
further.

The
school bell rang sounding the start of noon recess. As the students
gathered together and chatted among themselves Naruto sat at his desk
playing around with the sword hilt he had found during the summer
break. There was a dubious look on his face as he studied the hilt.
'So this was supposed to be Yosho's sword huh? It doesn't look
like much.'

"Hey
Naruto what have you got there?" A boy asked walking up to him. He
was a tall paunchy looking kid with a large nose and glasses on his
face.

"Huh?
Oh, hi Yuta. Nothing just a piece of junk," Naruto said as he
placed the sword hilt back into his school bag.

Yuta
pulled up a chair next to him. "So Naruto, how was your summer
vacation?"

Naruto
shrugged "Same as usual just me working all day long. It's
supposed to be all part of training." He grimaced remembering the
daily routine of waking up at the crack of dawn to practice with his
grandfather. Sleeping in was considered a punishable offence
consisting of a bucket filled with cold water.

"What
a big drag, didn't you get to meet any girls," Yuta frowned.

"Ha,
You think they'd come to a shabby shrine in the mountains?"

"Hell
no."

"You
can get to meet only old men and women up there." Naruto lamented.
"Just once I wish some cute girls would go there."

"Pretty
slim pickings huh? So I guess you dated mummies all of summer break?"
Yuta slapped him on the back and laughed at his joke.

"Yeah
dried up mummies... hahaha..." Naruto stopped laughing when he
remembered what happened in the demon cave. The image of the dried up
creature grabbing him and running its gnarled crooked fingers across
his face caused him to shudder. Beads of sweat appeared on his brow.

Yuta
noticed his friend's reaction. "Hey what's wrong Naruto?" He
studied Naruto's pale face. "Don't tell me that you were so
hard up that you slept with a mummy!" Yuta accused grabbing him
by the collar.

Naruto
snapped. "Baka! I didn't sleep with no mummy!" There was a
large crash as Yuta collided with the lockers in the hall.
Recovering, Naruto looked around the room and saw everyone staring at
him. "Eh... s-sorry Yuta." He apologized profusely. Yuta accepted
with a groan.

Naruto
opted for a quick exit and walked out of the classroom. He clenched
his fists to keep his hands from shivering. 'Get a grip now, no one
knows what I did last week during summer break.' He used an arm to
lean against the wall taking a couple of deep breaths to help calm
himself. Just as he was settling down he was startled with a tap on
his shoulder.

"Naruto?"
A voice behind him spoke.

"Ack!"
Jumped up and spun around quickly taking up a fighting stance with
the sword hilt in hand. His hands were up front set to attack or
defend. His body was balanced on the balls of his feet ready to react
in a moments notice. As his mind caught up to his reflexes, Naruto
recognized his would be assailant. "Hinata?"

Hinata
looked at her fellow classmate with an embarrass expression on her
face she tried hiding her face behind her notebook making her look
cute. "Sorry for scaring you like that."

"Oh
uh... it's okay Hinata."

"I… was… just…
wondering… if… you… needed… my… help… with… your…
studies… after… school?" Hinata ask knowing that Naruto grades
aren't that great. Ever since she lost to her cousin Neji at the
exams her father has taken her younger sister as the heir to the
family. Hinata seeing that she didn't have what it takes to be a
ninja went to the school here and work into becoming smarter. She was
already in the head of her class in politics as being the head of a
clan is more then just being the strongest. While her sister might be
stronger then she is as a ninja she'll be better in running the
clan with what she's learning in the school outside of the village.
To insure that no one from other villages would try to kidnap Hinata
during her schooling she was assigned to be guarded by her former
teammates and be housed in the Masaki shrine as not even the Akatsuki
or Orochimaru wanted to see how powerful Naruto's grandfather is
once he cuts it lose.

"Sure I would love
too," Naruto smiles as Hinata started blushing red.

"Really?" Hinata
chocked.

"Sure I see you
after school!" Naruto shouted as he ran off leaving Hinata with a
bright red face.

Naruto
looked down over the school grounds from his perch on the roof. With
no one around it was one of his favorite spots just to sit and think.

Naruto
sat with his back against the wall and sighed. His thoughts taking
him back the summer vacation last week. Ever since was he was little
his grandfather had filled his head with storied about the shrine and
its founding. A demon falling from the sky and warrior of light
coming to defeat it and locking it away in the cave.

His
friends around school and the town's people of the village was
another source of information. From the first time he had stood at
the mouth of the demon's cave Naruto had wanted to know from
himself if there was something there.

For
years Naruto had sought out to enter the darkness and learn the
truth, but there was always one obstacle, his grandfather. He
remembered the first time his grandfather had caught him trying to
find the keys to the gate entrance.

Going
into the demon cave had definitely been a mistake. "I should have
listened to gramps." Naruto lamented. "But at least nothing
happened."

"The
stories were true..." His brows fretted in thought. "I can't
believe that grandpa's said nothing about it. Oh well, just as long
as I don't have to deal with it anymore."

Naruto
yawned stretching his arms out. He felt himself drifting off tiredly.
Before he fell asleep Naruto made a mental note to take his
grandfather's advice more often.

Hinata
waited at the front of the school. She wore a long dark skirt and a
matching blouse. On her shoulder was her bag of books and papers of
her homework. She looked up at the clock mounted on the front of the
school building.

"Hm...
it's almost five. Where is Naruto?" Hinata frowned as he was
never this late.

There
were only few students left coming out of the gates. Most of them had
stayed for after school activities. Hinata recognized one large boy
coming out of the main gate.

"Yuta!"

The
boy looked up from the manga he was reading. "Huh? Oh! Hinata!"
he said.

"Yuta
have you seen Naruto? He's usually here by now so we can walk back
to his home. Do you know if anything is holding him up?"

Yuta
scratched his head. "Well, he wasn't at the science-fiction club
meeting. In fact I don't remember seeing him at all since noon
recess."

Hinata's
frown increased. "Thank you Yuta. I'll see you in class
tomorrow."

"See
ya," The boy bowed and continued on his way home.

"Hinata
isn't it time for us to get going before it gets dark?" Shino ask
as he and Kiba walk up to her.

"Naruto
isn't here yet," Hinata said.

"Just
leave him," Kiba said.

"But
his grandfather will be worried about him," Hinata responded.

"And
you know that he is the strongest even the 3rd couldn't
take him in a fight," Shino said remembering the story he heard
about the big fight between Naruto's grandfather and the 3rd
in whether or not he stayed in the Leaf or not.

"Find
let's find him," Kiba said as they entered the school leaving
Akamaru behind as there's a no dog rule at the school.

The
tinkle of bells was heard. From his awkward sleeping position against
the wall, Naruto woke up. He yawned and rubbed his eyes. "Where am
I?" He looked around him. It was dark out and the school grounds
were quiet.

Naruto
groaned. "Oh great I fell asleep and missed all my classes this
afternoon. Hinata isn't going to let this off easy when she finds
out." As he got up he heard a noise.

"Meow..."

He
looked up a saw a small black kitten on the roof with him. "Kitty
how did you get here?" He took a step toward it and before his eyes
it vanished.

"What
the..." His eyes widened.

The
tinkle of bells was heard again. The chimes had an eerie ring to
them. Naruto swallowed, and then slowly turned toward the direction
of the sounds. His heart sipped a beat when he saw a girl sitting a
top of the roof shed.

Her
cyan colored hair was set in a spiky fashion and her topaz shaded
eyes had a hungering look about them. There was something very cat
like about her. In her hand were two bells tied together with a red
ribbon. She twirled them around her finger and tossed them toward
Naruto.

"Ryoko.
That's my name," she said lazily. A slight smile appeared on her
face and her eyes began to glow.

Naruto's
jaw dropped. "Oh no, you can't be that freeze dried demon!"

"It
was cold and dark in there. Seven hundred years have passes since I
was trapped in that cave. You'll never know how much pain I've
had to suffer." The coldness of her voice chilled Naruto to the
bone.

'Oh
boy...' he thought to himself.

"So
you came back for revenge?" Naruto asked the floating girl.

"Right,"
she answers.

Naruto
took a step back. "It's not my fault! It was my ancestor. Some
guy named Yosho…"

"I
don't care!" His explanation was cut off when a flash of light
sprung out from Ryoko's hands. There was a soft hum as an energy
sword appeared before the demon girl. "I just need to let out my
anger now." With that Ryoko clenched her other hand into a fist and
shot out a ball of energy.

"Why
me? I told you it's not my fault!" Naruto screamed as he barely
dodged the blast. There was a smoking crater where it hit.

Ryoko
snickered and shot out more blasts. Naruto frantically dodged and
ducked the deadly balls. He somersaulted in the air hoping to avoid
most of the projectiles. The daily regiment of his grandfather's
training was immensely helpful. Naruto twisted his body to avoid
another shot. He could feel the heat that it radiated. He landed on
the ground with a wary look as Ryoko eyed him mockingly.

"What's
a matter? It's no fun just running away Naruto?" Ryoko jumped down
from her perch.

An
indignant expression came to Naruto's face. If there was one lesson
that he had learned from his father, it was to never give up with out
a fight. Steeling himself Naruto threw out his challenge. "As the
heir to the Masaki sword style that not even the best ninjas of any
Hidden Village can beat. I will defeat you Demon!" He swallowed. 'I
hope...'

Ryoko
tilted her head looking at him curiously. She nodded. "Come on
then!"

Naruto
brought his fists in front of him. "All right, here I come!" He
ran forward throwing a punch. Ryoko stood her ground in the face of
his attack. As he was about to connect Ryoko vanished before his
eyes.

"Huh?
She was just there..."

"Looking
for me Naruto?" Ryoko said appearing behind him.

Naruto
reacted instantly the moment he heard the voice. He tucked his body
and tumbled forward avoiding the slice of the light sword. He rolled
to a safe distance and got up. "H-how did you do that?"

Ryoko
just laughed and then vanished again.

'Oh
man I'm in trouble!' Naruto thought.

Naruto
dodged another attack as Ryoko appeared and disappeared before his
eyes. 'How the hell am I suppose to hit her if she can do that?'
The air shimmered in front of him and again. His reflexes kicked in
and he was able to roll to safety. Before he could counter, Ryoko was
gone again.

'How
can I hit something that I can't see? That's it! I got it now!'
The light bulb went off in his head. 'Her chakra, if I can feel the
moment her energy reappears I just might be able to get her.'

He
focused his, mind relying on his training. Only people who spent
years training could use or even feel chakra, the energy within all
living things. Even now it was difficult for him, and he had been
training constantly since he was eight under the eyes of his
grandfather but he's still much better doing it then any kid around
his age at the Leaf Village. His grandfather can sense anyone no
matter what kind of jutsu they're using to hide and he's besides
his late mother and father were the only ones he had train in
learning it.

'Com'on
where are you?' He stood with his arms crossed protecting his face.
His eyes scanned the empty rooftop. Then suddenly he felt it, just a
bare moment before the air began shimmering. "There!" As the girl
solidified Naruto lashed out. "Hundred Hand Strikes!" In a
blink of an eye he spun around, his fist nothing more than a blur as
he threw a dozen punches in a span of a second something he picked up
from Hinata.

A
pause.

"Ah,
Ouch!" Naruto clutched at his hand as he staggered back from the
girl. 'It's like hitting a piece of iron...' He looked up and
saw an amused expression on Ryoko's face.

"Try
not to hurt yourself, Naruto. I'd like to do that for you." Her
hand crackled as a massive ball of energy grew in her fist. "HA!"

Naruto
did a backflip into the air avoiding Ryoko's fist as she slammed it
into the roof. An explosion bigger than the others occurred blasting
through the roof and down into the lower levels of the school.

'Where
is he?' A worried look was on Hinata's face as she and her two
former teammates look through the school. She had gone to Naruto's
homeroom and found his bag by his desk. Since his bag was still there
she could only assume that Naruto was somewhere on campus also.

Hinata
was becoming very concerned. It was unlike Naruto be this late in
walking home with her. Dozens of dark scenarios began playing in her
mind. She tried to reason with her herself before letting her
imagination run rampant. She took a breath to calm herself down. It
was then that a tremor shook through the building.

'What?'
She ran out into the hallway looking for the cause of it. "Naruto?
Naruto!" She called out. More tremors and small explosions
occurred.

"Hinata
we got to get out of here!" Kiba shouted running after her.

"The
building can fall right on top of us," Shino shouted out following.

Hinata
looked up. 'The roof! It's coming from the roof...' "Naruto!"
She ran towards the stairs. As she ran, a massive explosion tore into
the building knocking her off her feet. Looking up she saw the
ceiling collapsing down on top of her. 'No...'

Naruto
ducked into a room. He muffled his mouth with his hands to keep from
making noise. There was a fearful look on his face as he looked out
into the shadowy hallway. 'I'll just hide here while I figure out
a plan. What can I do against something like that?''

His
nose twitched as he caught the scent of something in the air. 'What
is that smell? Fumes? Gas fumes! Ryoko must have broken one of the
gas lines! I got to get out of here!'

As
he began to get up he heard a voice calling out his name. Naruto
froze swallowing nervously. From the wall facing him, a figure began
to fade in. The cyan haired demon passed through the solid wall as if
it were air.

Ryoko
looked at him. "I really like you. You've got great energy,
Naruto." She stepped toward him and began to form another energy
blast in her fist.

Naruto
buried his face in his hands. 'I can see the headlines, brilliant
student blown to bits. If I had known I was going to die today, I
wouldn't have done all that homework over vacation! How am I going
to get out of this? Wait, I think I might just have an idea.'

"Hey
what's that out the window!" He yelled pointing outside.

Ryoko
turned and looked. "Oh? What is it? I want to see. Where tell me
where it is," she said tilting her head around looking out the
window. "No... I don't see anything," she said turning toward
Naruto. The only problem was that he wasn't there anymore. "Huh?"
A sweat drop appeared on her head again.

"I'll
get him!" She roared, realizing she had been duped again. She
clenched her fist forming the energy sphere. The sparks she created
were more than enough to ignite the gas and a 'BOOM' echoed
throughout the building.

From
another room, Naruto peeked out into the hallway when the blast
ended. "Well there she goes. She was kind of cute," he said
regretfully. He clapped his hands together, as was the habit in the
shrine honoring the dead.

A
laugh rang out.

Naruto's
jaw dropped. Through one of the windows he saw Ryoko cackling madly
admits the flaming rubble. "She's alive again! I got to get out
of here!"

Hinata
looked up. 'The roof! It's coming from the roof...' "Naruto!"
She ran towards the stairs. As she ran, a massive explosion into the
building knocking her off her feet. Looking up she saw the ceiling
collapsing on top of her. 'No!'

She
threw her hand up in the air. As the rock descended Kiba and Shino
jump at her pulling her to safety.

"Good
thing we're with you," Shino said.

'That
was too close. Hinata sighed. She got up dusting flecks of debris
from her. She took a few minutes to compose herself. "What is
happening here?"

"Looks like we're
under attack," Kiba said.

No
sooner than she started to get moving again, a figure cam from around
the corner and ran into her. The two tumbled to the ground with an
"Umph!"

"Naruto!"
Hinata latched onto her son frantically checking to see that he
wasn't hurt. "Naruto are you all right?"

Shino
paused for a moment. "Again Naruto, but this time slower please."

"I
stole grandfather's…"

His
explanation was interrupted by another voice. "Oh, Naruto." Ryoko
shimmered out in front of the four. Her feline like eyes looking
intently at them.

The
Leaf ninjas blinked checking their eyes. As a children they had know
of the story of the demon imprisoned in the Masaki shrine. And now a
young cyan haired girl stood before her as the demon they had learned
about growing up. "Ryoko?"

Ryoko
tilted her head looking at the three ninjas. "Who are these guys
Naruto?"

Naruto
moved in front of his friends. "These are my friends you monster!"
he said angrily.

"Monster?
How dare you! Why do you call me a monster!" Ryoko shouted back
thumping her chest.

"You
walk through fire! You walk through walls! You rip holes through the
roof and you can even fly!" Naruto yelled back.

"Very
good reason's but not good enough!" Ryoko charged forward, her
energy sword blazing in her hand.

Naruto
stood his ground. 'I can't let her hurt them.'

"Naruto!"
Hinata screamed out as she saw Ryoko bring her sword down on her
friend. Naruto could only defend himself by holding his school bag in
front of the attack. Shino and Kiba jump in front of her protecting
her.

When
the light cleared Naruto stood there with his own blade of blue
energy. "Naruto..." Hinata said seeing the energy flowing around
him.

"What
the... Huh?" Naruto had little time to ponder the blade as Ryoko
was barreling toward him. He reacted automatically blocking the
strike.

Ryoko
grinned at him. "Don't be so scared sweetie pie. I won't hurt you
too much."

"I'm
ready for you!" And the fight was on.

The
two battled head to head. Ryoko relying on her energy attacks and
ability to fade out as her main weapons. Naruto did his best to keep
up with her. A unique mixture of Masaki swordplay and ninjutsu were
the only things keeping him alive.

From
the sidelines Hinata watched in distress as Shino and Kiba protected
her. Wishing that she could intervene but knowing that just charging
in could do more harm than good. Ryoko's ability to disappear at
will and Naruto's fighting style of misdirection made things
difficult if not impossible for her to follow. She had stop Kiba from
charging in when she heard him telling Shino to say while he help
Naruto out, as he would do more harm then good.

Ryoko
shifted back after a close strike from Naruto. "I'm impressed
Naruto. But you're still not going to beat me."

'She's
right,' Naruto felt exhaustion creeping over him. 'I can't keep
this up forever, and she doesn't even look tired. How am I going to
stop her? Wait a minute, those jewels on her wrist, that's got to be
the source of her power. The legend says so. Three gems for power,
with out her power, that demon is just another girl.' He eyed the
gem on Ryoko's wrist. 'But how am I going to…'

Ryoko
threw another ball of energy at him but this time the ball split in
two in the air. "Ack!" Naruto was caught off guard. He managed to
avoid the two blasts but he landed to the ground off balance. Seeing
her chance Ryoko moved in.

"Gotcha!"
Ryoko swung.

"W-Woah!"
Naruto flailed around in his effort to get back onto his feet as
well as to avoid the girl. As yellow glow of Ryoko's blade
approached him, Naruto felt the tug of the sword in his hand. Whether
it was some unseen force guiding him or just dumb luck, he managed to
avoid the deadly strike and at the same time cut off Ryoko's hand.

The
Cyan haired girl fell back clutching at her stump. Her hand now on
the ground burned away and the jewel that was on her wrist shimmered
as it returned to the hilt of Naruto's sword.

Nartuo
staggered up to his room. He, Hinata, Kiba and Shino had prudently
decided to head home before people with questions arrived at the
school. He made it home just in time to see the coverage about the
fire on TV. The explosions were blamed on a gas leak and the damage
would shut the school down for months.

Closing
the door behind him, he pulled up his bag and took out the sword
hilt. "That sword was really powerful. I wonder what happened to
that demon girl. Was that really the end of her?"

He
groaned lying down on his bed. Not even workouts with his grandfather
made him feel this bad. "I'm so tired. Huh?" He felt something
under the sheets.

He
pulled the covers away dreading what was under there. A pair of amber
eyes looked back at him.